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kairos12

(12,843 posts)
Fri Mar 18, 2016, 02:08 PM Mar 2016

Sick of Scared Shi..... Nation

The politics of fear have always been in play the United States. However, tRump has mastered the orchestration of fear and played it perfectly. Be afraid of: big government, the immigrant, the poor, ISIS, women moderators, minimum wage, ACA, freedom to marry, woman's right to choose, etc. He wouldn't be getting traction if people weren't afraid everything that is not like them.

tRump's campaign slogan: We have everything to fear (fill in the blank), but most importantly, fear itself.

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Sick of Scared Shi..... Nation (Original Post) kairos12 Mar 2016 OP
Cannot disagree. Atman Mar 2016 #1
Same here in Texas griffi94 Mar 2016 #2
Absolutely agree Mike__M Mar 2016 #3

Atman

(31,464 posts)
1. Cannot disagree.
Fri Mar 18, 2016, 02:14 PM
Mar 2016

Friends I've known for years (disclaimer: mostly in Florida) are out of their minds with hatred of Obama, without looking at their own governor's policies. Everything wrong with Florida is Obama's fault, Rick Scott is only responsible for creating jobs...or something...maybe jobs in his own cabinet...no one I know in Florida can actually tell me why they like Rick Scott. But they LOVE Trumpy because he tells it like it is. IOW, "I hate niggers and spics and so does Trump!" Welcome to the Sunshine State.

griffi94

(3,733 posts)
2. Same here in Texas
Fri Mar 18, 2016, 02:18 PM
Mar 2016

Same language even.
Except they know why they voted for Abbot and our under indictment AG.
Because they're Republicans. And should you ask what they're for. Well they don't know, but they're
against Obama.

Mike__M

(1,052 posts)
3. Absolutely agree
Fri Mar 18, 2016, 02:21 PM
Mar 2016

And another sad thing is that many supporters of our Democratic candidates piggy-back on that same fear when they threaten that Trump will win if the other Democrat is nominated.

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